Hello guys new to the forum, My First suburu,I have just changed the oil in my suburu its a 2001 and running around 300. - have replaced the oil using gulf competition 10\40 ester based oil recomended by opie oils. Now when I start the car it blows out some smoke for a few seconds then stops. The previous oild used was 10-40 semi synthetic and did not smoke. ANy ideas of what this could be or what I should do.

 

Sounds like you have put to much oil in.

 

Agreed.

 

seconded or thirded, never sure

 

+4 I think.

 

Cheers guys i will double check oil seemed ok as I checked it the next morning. Will keep an eye on it, is the oil gulf comp any good first I've used it.

 

Update spoke to my mechanic who says the oil was slighlty high before he dropped the oil and changed it, could this have anything to do with it

 

You don't say the mileage of the car?
With a high mileage engine, going from a semi-syn to a fully-syn is not always recommended.
The system holds 4.5 litres, did he dump a whole 5 litre can in there?

JohnD

 

It has 90k and he did not use it all was abit left over. The oil level on the dipstick is spot on when I checked the next morning.